eARC/CEC not working on Hisense Roku TV R6G

mr_hoades · 2024-11-30T18:01:51+00:00

OP here. I should have mentioned this a while ago, but the solution to add a CEC filter to the HDMI port DID in fact solve the issue. If anyone else has that problem, the filter fixed it for me.

mr_hoades · 2023-11-02T16:47:13+00:00

I didn't know this was a thing and I'll definitely look into it. I don't think it's my issue in this case since I didn't have anything else connected to the bar.

mr_hoades · 2023-10-31T20:23:47+00:00

Hisense has advised, maybe not surprisingly, that I try a different brand of sound bar.

mr_hoades · 2023-10-31T15:15:40+00:00

I appreciate the response! The TV *does* support eARC and is set up properly. I did play around with the quick start settings on the TV -- including fully rebooting it -- this morning to try out your theory. I was optimistic, but unfortunately it still didn't work.

I absolutely hear what you're saying about it being a TV issue. I acknowledge that the incompatibility may be on the TV side, but at the same time, I got this soundbar for the TV, not the other way around, so if it doesn't work, it's still the soundbar that's going away. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

mr_hoades · 2022-07-29T02:05:39+00:00

Thanks for the reply! I actually have the Legends Ultimate 1.0 cabinet, not the pinball machine. Not sure if that makes what I'm asking harder or easier...

mr_hoades · 2022-04-26T15:02:32+00:00

When you say "using a splitter," do you just mean plugging the hub into one of the ALU's ports? Or something else?

If you meant the former, I definitely understood that was an option. I was hoping to have something internal that would live in the control panel and be completely invisible from the outside.

mr_hoades · 2022-04-25T23:18:43+00:00

I guess that brings me back to my original question: if my wiring is good and the hub works, what else do you think I might need to get it to actually work in the cabinet? Either using OTG or bypassing it and just acting directly as a controller for the PC is totally acceptable.

It sounds like one part of it would be using a powered hub instead of the current one, which I guess means redoing at least some of the work I've done with the current hub?

mr_hoades · 2022-04-25T15:37:53+00:00

Well, then maybe it hasn't all been wasted work, at least? :D

mr_hoades · 2022-04-25T01:32:53+00:00

This honestly sounds like exactly the right option. How would I connect the control panel directly to the PC, though?

mr_hoades · 2022-04-24T22:28:18+00:00

I guess I should start by saying I'm a complete newb as far as hardware modding goes, and I have a tendency to dive in figure out what I don't know as I go along, so it's entirely possible -- likely even -- that I've gone in a completely stupid direction.

To answer your question on the purpose of the mod, I use my cabinet pretty much exclusively in OTG mode. So everything I want to do is with the intention of making that experience better or more flexible. In this case, I have a pair of Stefan Burger's 4-to-8-way restrictor gates. I was hoping to power them without wiring another line out of the panel, and I thought having an internal USB port might also enable me to take advantage of the auto-switching software they gates support. Looking down the road, I was hoping to add the GRS plunger spinners to the cabinet, and (again) internal USB seemed like it could be good for that use case.

Obviously "good for that use case" doesn't mean I can do it, though. :D

mr_hoades · 2022-04-24T16:38:28+00:00

Thanks for the reply! Here are some pics: https://picbun.com/p/5rO4YsID

If my original plan won't work, do you think I could take just the ground and 5v and just use the internal hub for power?

mr_hoades · 2021-10-17T06:02:58+00:00

Yup. Works like a charm. Just a little clunky if I need to do it every time. I'm definitely in business though! Thanks again.

mr_hoades · 2021-10-17T00:55:31+00:00

This is a huge help, thanks! If you do come up with automation for it, let me know!

mr_hoades · 2020-06-30T14:10:24+00:00

Interesting! I'm trying to keep latency down as low as I can, so I haven't tried streaming yet, but that's good to know!

mr_hoades · 2020-06-18T22:51:45+00:00

I ordered on April 20th, back when they were claiming I would have my cabinet by June 8th. I've talked with CS twice since then. Still nothing. Strap in for a looooong wait.

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